Dreams (Neil Diamond album)

Dreams
Picture of a man lounging in a comfort chair with a guitar by his side
Studio album by Neil Diamond
Released November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02)
Genre Pop, rock, country pop, country rock
Length 54:57
Label Columbia
Producer Neil Diamond
Neil Diamond chronology
Hot August Night/NYC
(2009)		 Dreams
(2010)		 Melody Road
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Dreams is the thirty-first studio album by Neil Diamond. It was produced by Diamond and released by Columbia Records in 2010. The album contains cover versions of popular songs that Diamond claims in the liner notes are among his favorites. Among them is "I'm a Believer", which he wrote for The Monkees back in 1966.[2] Dreams ranked at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart.[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ain't No Sunshine"Bill Withers3:37
2."Blackbird"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:22
3."Alone Again (Naturally)"Gilbert O'Sullivan3:57
4."Feels Like Home"Randy Newman4:51
5."Midnight Train to Georgia"Jim Weatherly5:00
6."I'm a Believer"Neil Diamond4:27
7."Love Song"Leslie Duncan3:57
8."Losing You"Randy Newman3:16
9."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen4:10
10."A Song for You"Leon Russell4:31
11."Yesterday"John Lennon, Paul McCartney3:31
12."Let It Be Me"Gilbert Bécaud, Manny Curtis, Pierre Delanoë3:19
13."Desperado"Glenn Frey, Don Henley3:36
14."Don't Forget Me"Harry Nilsson3:23

Personnel

  • Neil Diamond – lead vocals, guitar
  • Hadley Hockensmith – guitar
  • Reinie Press – bass guitar
  • King Errisson – percussion
  • Alan Lindgren – piano, Hammond B3 organ, arrangements
  • Tom Hensley – piano, horn arrangements (14)
  • Benmont Tench – piano (11)
  • Tommy Morgan – harmonica (5)
  • Gabe Witcher – fiddle (2)
  • Don Markese – alto, baritone and tenor saxophones; clarinet
  • Larry Klimas – tenor saxophone, flute
  • John Fumo – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Arturo Velasco – trombone, bass trombone
  • Robert Shulgold – flute
  • Joseph Stone – oboe
  • Andrew Klein – bassoon
  • Joseph Meyer – French horn
  • Assa Drori – concertmaster
  • Timothy B. Schmit – harmony vocals (4)

Production

  • Producer – Neil Diamond
  • Production Coordinator – Sam Cole
  • Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Bernie Becker
  • Assistant Mastering – Dale Becker
  • Recorded at Arch Angel Studios (Los Angeles, CA) and Eastwest Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mixed at Arch Angel Studios
  • Mastered at Bernie Becker Mastering
  • Art Direction and Design – Glen Nakasako at SMOG Design, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Photography – Jesse Diamond and Frank Ockenfels

Chart history

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 8
UK Album Chart[4] 8
Australia Kent Music Report[5] 5
New Zealand RIANZ[6] 5

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom Thomas. Dreams at AllMusic. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Diamond, Neil. "Billboard 200". Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Neil Diamond | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography Neil Diamond". australian-charts.com. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography Neil Diamond". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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